Nearly two months into his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani came through with a clutch walk-off against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Through it all, Ohtani has remained one of baseball's most dangerous hitters, and he once again showed why in a clutch moment Sunday.were tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning. After Kiké Hernández and Mookie Betts recorded outs, Ohtani stepped up to the plate with two on and two outs.
Ohtani fouled off three pitches and found himself in a 1-2 hole before he eventually roped an inside fastball to right, scoring veteran outfielder Jason Heyward from second. Dodger Stadium went wild, and shortstop Miguel Rojas ran out onto the field to pour water all over Ohtani. It marked Ohtani's first walk-off of his Dodgers career, as well as his first walk-off since he was still with theAs expected, the baseball world flocked to social media to celebrate Ohtani's big moment and Los Angeles' win."I just wanted to make sure I put the ball in play, and it worked out well." Kirsten Watson caught up with today's hero, Shohei Ohtani, after his walk-off in the 10th.
The 29-year-old designated hitter finished the day 2-for-4. He is now batting .353 with 13 home runs, 33 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a 1.081 OPS on the season, making the two-time AL MVP an early favorite to take home NL MVP. Los Angeles now owns an 8.0-game lead in the NL West standings, sitting at 32-17. The Dodgers lead all NL teams in hits, home runs, RBI, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS, thanks in large part to Ohtani's dominance thus far.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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